Thanks a lot to everybody for the input! It looks like most people (almost everybody) prefer off-center placement. A tighter vs. loose crops preference is different for different people.
These photos are a part of a larger gallery from the botanical garden of Moscow State University, which I visited during the first week of July, while attending a large international conference on magnetism. I've been told that all plants in this garden are from various parts of Russia (or possibly former Soviet Union as it was planted first in 1950s [at this, new location]). I'll be finalizing that gallery soon. Alan: in response to your question: > BTW, water lilies are tropical flowers - are those growing in a > controlled environment? In this particular case, to my surprise, I've been told that at this botanical garden, they remove these lilies for the winter. The reason I was surprised is that in Urals (Chelyabinsk Region, about 55N, 61E), where I grew up, the climate is even harsher (what is called "ultracontinental climate", which means very wide range of temperatures with some extremes in summer and in winter). There, the same water lilies live naturally in lakes. So, they are not really tropical flowers. I think that even though the lakes freeze, the fact that the water at the bottom of the lake remains at about +4 degrees C allows all the vegetation to survive. Igor > Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:39:43 -0400 (EDT) > From: Igor Roshchin <s...@komkon.org> > > > > Hi All, > > I experienced some split of opinions expressed locally, so, > I need your help choosing one photo from a pair. (And there are > two pairs.) > 1. > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-moscow-flowers/_IR09456.html > or > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-moscow-flowers/_IR09456_1.html > > and > 2. > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-moscow-flowers/_IR09457.html > or > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-moscow-flowers/_IR09457_1.html > > > Also, please choose the "finalist" among all 4. > > Your reasoning for choosing a particular photo(s) is appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Igor > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
